Gauges fluctuating while riding

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Apr 28, 2020 | 12:32 PM

Cory Gosselink

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From: Iow

Gauges fluctuating while riding

2009 Flhx
so the other day as I’m riding .. I notice my oil temp gauge started to fluctuate.. and then a while later it’s the oil pressure gauge and then after that it’s a volt gauge ... it does not affect the speedometer does not affect the tachometer or the fuel gauge.. I’m guessing it’s a grounding issue would I be wrong has anybody else had this problem? I never get a battery light or a oil pressure light .. Everything works fine bike runs fine lights don’t Flickr or flash ??
Just very strange any thoughts would be appreciated thank you

Apr 28, 2020 | 01:32 PM

skratch

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From: anacoco, la

you have an oil temp and an oil pressure gauge?

Apr 28, 2020 | 01:37 PM

Cory Gosselink

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Yea lol

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Originally Posted by skratch

you have an oil temp and an oil pressure gauge?

yeah I remove the air temp gauge put in an oil temp gauge maybe I’ll just remove all the gauges if I can’t get it fixed hell my Dyna don’t have a gauges and it seems just fine.. just annoying to look down at the gauges and see them jumping around

Apr 28, 2020 | 04:06 PM

skratch

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since the oil temp gauge is not stock, and it is doing it along with the rest of the gauges, i would be inclined to think that you have a bad ground.

Apr 28, 2020 | 04:21 PM

son of the hounds

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Might be a bad ground. Check battery connections first and then your ground, then your leads. Gauges work on micro- milliamps and often a bad ground makes the gauges jump.